Marshall County:
The Marshall County Health Department received confirmation of 7 new positive cases and 3 new probable cases. These were received from April 3 through April 5. The Health Department continues to work on investigations and contact tracing for current active cases.
Due to potential delays in reporting to all state level resources, the Marshall County Health Department recommends everyone to obtain current total numbers from the WVDHHR COVID 19 dashboard website, https://dhhr.wv.gov/COVID-19/Pages/default.aspx.
Testing continues at the Health Department:
04/06/2021 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
04/08/2021 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
04/12/2021 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
04/14/2021 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
04/20/2021 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
04/22/2021 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
04/26/2021 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Mobile Testing
04/09/2021 Benwood City Hall 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
04/16/2021 Cameron City Hall 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
04/23/2021 Benwood City Hall 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
04/30/2021 Cameron City Hall 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
For more information, contact the Marshall County Health Department at 304-845-7840 or visit our Facebook page at Marshall County Health Department – WV.
Ohio County:
Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department is announcing fifteen (15) new cases of COVID-19 for 4/5/21 in Ohio County. Currently, the health department reports a total of 4093 cases, including seventy-nine (79) deaths. Case surveillance, contact tracing, and monitoring continue for many of the reported cases. During the community testing on 4/5/21, the health department performed 174 COVID-19 tests on Ohio Valley residents.
The Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department will hold free COVID-19 testing clinics on Monday, April 5, 2021, and Wednesday, April 7, 2021.
Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department
COVID Testing
11:00am – 4:00pm
Wheeling Island Fire Station, Station 5, 11 North Wabash Street
The free clinics are for those with or without symptoms and no insurance is needed. Participants need to bring a driver’s license, photo ID or other proof of address. No residency restrictions. Patients under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. This is a drive-up testing clinic and participants will be tested either in their personal vehicles or at a walk-up location near the testing sites. This special clinic is being hosted by the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department and the Wheeling-Ohio County Emergency Management Agency. For more information call the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department at (304) 234-3682.
COVID Vaccination Clinics
April 5 – April 9, 2021, COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics (subject to change due to supply). Clinics are 8:00am -6:00pm each day.
- 4/5/21 – Eligible and registered residents, by appointment. Pfizer, Moderna & J&J/Janssen
- Ohio County High School Students 16 yrs. old and older & families
- 4/6/21 – Eligible and registered residents, by appointment. Pfizer, Moderna & J&J/Janssen.
- Ohio County High School Students 16 yrs. old and older & families
- 4/7/21 – Eligible and registered residents, by appointment; 1st dose clinic & 2nd dose clinic from March 17, 18, 19, 2021, by appointment. Pfizer, Moderna & J&J/Janssen
- Ohio County High School Students 16 yrs. old and older & families
- Wheeling University, WVNCC, West Liberty University student vaccinations
- 4/8/21 – Eligible and registered residents, by appointment; 1st dose clinic & 2nd dose clinic from March 17, 18, 19, 2021, by appointment. Pfizer, Moderna & J&J/Janssen
- Ohio County High School Students 16 yrs. old and older & families
- Wheeling University, WVNCC, West Liberty University student vaccinations
- 4/9/21 – Eligible and registered residents, by appointment; 1st dose clinic & 2nd dose clinic from March 17, 18, 19, 2021, by appointment. Pfizer, Moderna & J&J/Janssen.
- Ohio County High School Students 16 yrs. old and older & families
- Wheeling University, WVNCC, West Liberty University student vaccinations
- 4/10/21 – NO CLINIC.
- 4/11/21 – NO CLINIC.
All vaccination appointments and events are held at the Community Vaccination Center at the Highlands. The COVID-19 community vaccination center at the Highlands is located in the old Michaels Craft Store/Spirit Halloween Store. The address is 550 Cabela Drive, Triadelphia, West Virginia 26059. Ohio Valley residents in West Virginia can now do self-scheduling to make COVID-19 vaccine appointments. Log onto: http://www.wheelinghospital.org/covidvaccine . In order to make an appointment, users will need to provide their name, date of birth, address, email address, and phone number.
Ohio County and Ohio Valley residents are advised to limit public contact, implement social distancing, work at home where possible, wear a face-covering when out in public, indoors, or at work, wash your hands frequently, and contact your personal physician if you become ill with fever, cough, or difficulty breathing.
The Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department is reminding Ohio Valley residents that if you are tested for COVID-19 that you are to remain in home isolation until you receive negative test results. Individuals who test positive will be contacted by a county health department and receive further instructions in regard to care and monitoring.
